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The American Spark
May
BP Enjoys Close Ties to Obama, Lawmakers - May 4th, 2010
Barack Obama was the leading recipient of BP-related donations from the 2008
election cycle, happily collecting $71,000 from the British oil giant.
Prisons Are Becoming Big Business - May 9th, 2010
'The United States has 5% of the world’s population but 25% of its prisoners,'
tellingly reveals a recent government report.
Is Thailand Close To 'Civil War'? - May 16th, 2010
"The current situation is almost full civil war...I am not sure how this conflict will
end," says one protest leader.
Why Contractors Shouldn't Fight Our Wars - May 29th, 2010
The use of private security contractors threatens core values embodied in our
legal system, including respect for human dignity and accountability.